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three varieties shown singly, but in the 

 prizewinning entry of mixed lots in this 

 class there were eighteen varieties. In 

 the unmi.\ed 10-box lots there were nine- 

 teen varieties, twenty-four in the 5-box, 

 thirty-seve.n in the 1-box and eighty in 

 the plate exhibits. 



Fifteen counties were represented, 

 ranging from Modoc, in the extreme 

 northeast corner of the state, southward 

 seven hundred miles to Los Angeles, and 

 the fact that to exhibitors from counties 

 lying wholly outside of the Pajaro Valley 

 and the apple district centering in Wat- 

 sonville, one hundred won first and thirty 

 second prizes were awarded, is conclusive 

 evidence of the high quality of the fruit 

 grown throughout the state. 



Thirteen . of the carload lots were 

 shown by local packers; two were 

 exhibited by the Gravenstein Apple Show 

 Association, of Sebastopol, Sonoma 

 County, as agent for the growers. _The 

 displays made by Sonoma, Toulumne, 

 El Dorado, Butte, Modoc and San Luis 

 Obispo Counties were of such magnitude 

 and exceptional quality as to attract 

 universal attention and commendation. 

 The variety, color, size and quality of 

 the apples brought from these counties 

 were such as are rarely equaled and never 

 surpassed. For example, Sebastopol made 

 4.5 entries, 1,385 packed boxes and IS 

 plates, showing fourteen standard varie- 

 ties. These entries were awarded 20 first 

 and 9 second prizes, and the average 

 score for the 1,38.5 boxes was 95 7-10 per 

 cent. Tuolumn.fe County, with 75 entries, 

 61 plates and, 14 boxes, including 30 

 varieties, carried away 34 first and 10 

 second prizes. El Dorado County, with 

 78 entries, 64 boxes and 46 plates, was 

 awarded 24 first and 2 second prizes. The 

 board of judges was composed of Mr. 

 George E. Rowe, Grand Rapids, Michi- 

 gan, as chief judge, with Mr. George C. 

 Roeding, Fancher Creek Nursery, of 

 Fresno, California, and Mr. A. Levy, of 

 San Francisco, California, all men of 

 more than twenty years' experience in 

 the business of judging apples. A uni- 

 form number of boxes from each carload 

 and 100-box lot, and one each from the 

 smaller lots were selected as samples, and 

 every apple in each box was carefully 

 and personally inspected by the judges. 



The scoring of points was made by 

 the following card, preference, in the car- 

 load and 100-box classes, being given to 

 tlie straight four-tier pack, that being the 

 standard in this district: 100 a perfect 

 score, the judges allowing 75 for perfect 

 fruit. 10 for uniform size, 10 for color, 5 

 for pack. Score off 5 points for a wormy 

 apple, 1 point for any other imperfection, 

 scab or scale on apple, 1 point for loose 

 l)ack, 1 point for lack of perfect pack. 



A few carelessly selected and poorly 

 l)acked lots in each class lowered the 

 average score of the whole show, but as 

 will be seen by the scores made by 

 winners, the rating was otherwise sur- 

 prisingly high. 



The sweepstakes car, exhibited by 

 Alaga Bros., of Watsonville, and com- 

 posed one-third each of the Yellow 

 Belleflower. Red Pearmain and Yellow 

 Xcwtown Pippin, scored 93 1-3%. The 



two cars shown by the Gravenstein Apple 

 Show Association, of Sebastopol, one a 

 straight car of Spitzenberg and one a 

 mixed car of eight varieties, were a close 

 second, with a score of 92 1-3%. 



The winner of the troph}^ offered 

 by Garcia-Jacobs, Simons-Jacobs and 

 Simons-Shuttleworth, of London, Liver- 

 pool and Glasgow, for the best 2,5 boxes 

 of Yellow Newtown Pippins, Frank 

 Radovan, of Watsonville, scored 95%. 

 The second best in this class, by Harry 



T. Davis, of Corralitos, scored 943/2%, and 

 16 entries scored 90% or better. 



In the 100-box class the sweepstakes 

 prize was won by Mr. Stephen Scurich, 

 of Watsonville, with a score of 96%. Mr. 

 H. T. Davis, of Corralitos, was second 

 with a score of 95>4%, and 15 exhibitors 

 scored 90% or better. 



The Gravenstein Apple Show Associa- 

 tion, of Sebastopol, captured the sweep- 

 stakes prize in the 10-box class, with a 

 fine lot of Gravensteins scoring 100%. 



Engraved by Hicks-Clwtten Co., Portland, Oregon 



THE GOOD .SlIIl' "PAIARO" CARRYING A CARGO OF WATSONVILLE APPLES THROUGH 



THE PANAMA CANAL 

 Feature exhibit by the Jap;mesc Association of Watsonville, California, at Apple Annual 

 Watsonville, California, 1!)10 



Engraved by Hicks-Chatten Engraving Company, Portland, Oregon 



TUOLUMNE COUNTY EXHIBIT, APPLE ANNUAL, WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, 1910 

 In this exhibit twenty-six varieties were shown. Thirty-three first and ten second prizes were won by it. 

 Next to this exhibit was the splendid exhibit from El Dorado section. No view of this, nor of the Butte 

 section, which adjoined El Dorado exhibit, was obtained. 



